Jin Jeong-seok: "The President on a Diplomatic Marathon Should Not Be Stalked"

Circumstances of Using Profanity Met with "Not Clearly Heard" Response
Statement Made After Promising to Provide Disease Eradication Fund for Underdeveloped Countries
"There Was No Reason to Say the Name Biden"

Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 22nd and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, said on the 23rd regarding the circumstances in which President Yoon Seok-yeol allegedly used profanity during his visit to the United States, "It doesn't particularly sound like that," adding, "I don't know the intention behind the recording. But maybe my ears are bad, because no matter how many times I listen, I can't clearly hear it."

In a radio interview that day, Chairman Jeong said, "For now, we have no choice but to trust the explanation from the Presidential Office," and added, "The official explanation from the President's Chief of Public Relations was that since this is about the approval not being granted by the National Assembly, there is no reason for the U.S. to be mentioned here, nor for the name Biden to be brought up."

He said, "Our National Assembly needs to approve 100 million dollars, and there are concerns about how this will turn out," and added, "It was just a private muttering said in passing." He continued, "We need to take a breather and consider whether continuously escalating this issue really benefits our national interests."

Chairman Jeong explained that since President Yoon made the remark after pledging funds for disease eradication in underdeveloped countries at the 7th replenishment conference of the Global Fund, there was no reason to mention the U.S. Congress or President Joe Biden by name.

Regarding opposition party criticism of President Yoon's actions, Chairman Jeong said, "We should not stalk the head of state, the president, who is conducting a diplomatic marathon for national interests," and added, "What I really want to say is that we are at a critical moment where the ruling and opposition parties must come together for the national interest. I want to emphasize that we must not respond like frogs in a well during the late Joseon period."

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